Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair's List Dinner
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Please join us for our Annual Chair’s List Dinner where we honor the top students in our undergraduates in our Bachelor’s of Electrical Engineering and Bachelor’s of Computer Engineering degrees and our graduates in our Master’s of Electrical and Computer Engineering degree.
Location: Ken Garff University Club – Rice Eccles Stadium.
Campus Locations: Rice-Eccles Stadium (STAD). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit www.ece.utah.edu. STEM Career Fair Boot Camp
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Topic: Industry Readiness & Career Fair Prep.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
PhD Proposal Defense - William Anderl
Mechanical Engineering
A Doctor of Philosophy Proposal Defense Entitled:
Detecting Microstructural Changes in Damaged Blood Vessel Wall Collagen
By: William Anderl
Date: September 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 3660 MEK
Committee Members:
Ken Monson
Amy Lenz
Hossein Montazerian
Amir Arzani
Michael Yu
Project Summary
As a critical constituent in brain tissue and a major contributor to mechanical stiffness, blood vessels experience loading concurrent with the surrounding brain tissue during traumatic brain injury (TBI).Attention is typically limited to vessel rupture in the acute clinical setting. Recent evidence, however, suggests that sub-failure vessel damage contributes to smooth muscle cell dysfunction, elastic lamina failure, and changes to vessel wall collagen. A notable observed alteration to vessel behavior is a softening of the vessel wall such that it is less stiff and no longer resists deformation as effectively. While softening has been repeatedly observed in vessels stretched to sub-yield extensions, the…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Research Tours: Shepherd, Heys, and Wachowiak Neurobiology Labs
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: School of Medicine (SOM). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. STEM Career Fair Boot Camp
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Topic: Interviewing & Professional Presence.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Utah RF & Wireless Day
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Join us for local networking with the Utah RF, wireless, and microwave engineering community.
9:00–9:40 a.m. Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker
9:40–11:40 a.m. Presentations
11:40 a.m.–12:15 p.m. AggieAir Demonstration
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch and Mingle (Sponsored by Keysight)
1:15–2:15 p.m. Poster Session and Company Visits
For graduate students:
Registration: https://events.vtools.iseee.org/m/482484Links to an external site.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e6e40e72-0fb1-4ed8-b2f7-114cb7e8759b
Send an email with the confirmation of your registration and a picture of you at the event.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:15 PM.
For more info visit events.vtools.ieee.org. One-U RAI Guest Lecture—When Algorithms Shape Behavior: Rethinking Fairness in Classification
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI)
When Algorithms Shape Behavior: Rethinking Fairness in Classification
Speaker: Maggie Penn, Professor of Political Science and Data & Decision Sciences at Emory University; Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation
Abstract: Classification algorithms are increasingly used in high-stakes domains such as credit, employment, healthcare, housing, law enforcement, and national security. These systems do more than assign labels—they influence behavior by shaping incentives and expectations. In this talk, I argue that when classification affects individual behavior, conventional statistical notions of algorithmic fairness can be misleading or incomplete. I introduce a social scientific framework for modeling behavioral responses to classification and analyzing how classification rules shape outcomes across groups. This framework yields new fairness criteria that account for endogenous behavior, individual welfare, and explicability. I'll draw tight connections between statistical, behavioral, welfare, and…
Event Categories: Seminars. Contact Name: Penny Atkins. Contact Email: penny.atkins@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB).
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Joel Boerckel
Biomedical Engineering
BIOENGINEERING ELEVATED TALK
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Mechanobiology of Development and Regeneration, Dr. Joel D. Boerckel, Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
In person in SMBB 2650!
My laboratory aims to understand how cells transduce mechanical signals and to use these insights to develop new therapies for disease and regeneration. In this talk, I will share our recent findings on the roles of mechanical forces in skeletal development and regeneration, our deep learning-enabled engineering of new optogenetic tools for the study of mechanobiology, and our discoveries of mechanobiology-inspired interventions for developmental disorders of the skeleton and of new cellular targets for promoting tissue regeneration. Joel Boerckel studies mechanobiology as a lens to understand embryo development and adult tissue regeneration, and applies these discoveries to develop new regenerative therapies. His influential…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
BME Graduate Committee Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Campus Wide Event: No.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Spring 2026 - Class schedule available
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 22, 2025.
Spring 2026 - Registration dates available
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 22, 2025.
Nevada Goldmines: Social for Summer Internship
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Intern positions: Geological Engineering/Geology , Mining Engineering , Metallurgical Engineering/Metallurgy , Civil & Environmental Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Electrical Engineering , Computer Engineering , Finance/Accounting , Supply Chain , Industrial Health & Safety.
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
STEM Internship & Career Fair
Electrical & Computer Engineering
For Graduate Students:
UCareerSuccess STEM Internship and Career Fair
https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/f1412d8f-8f52-4331-b8d5-6a928c2b8d49/student_previewLinks to an external site.
Send an email confirmation of your registration as well as a photo of you at the event.
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit careers.utah.edu. Explore Opportunities in Innovation with Micron Technology
Curious about cutting-edge technology and where your skills could make an impact?
Come hear from Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and semiconductor innovation. Learn how Micron is revolutionizing the industry and explore exciting career opportunities. Plus, bring your resume for a professional review and personalized feedback!
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit utah.joinhandshake.com. Major Expo
Exploring majors, minors or certificates? Come to the Major Expo to learn about academic programs and involvement opportunities at the U! Representatives from majors, minors and certificates will be in attendance in addition to various campus partners. Open to current and prospective students!
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://advising.utah.edu/majors/events/index.php. Contact Name: Madeline Rencher. Contact Phone: 8015818146. Contact Email: madeline.rencher@gmail.com. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Grad Seminar: Massood Tabib-Azar
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Contact Name: Darrin Young. Contact Email: u0676393@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM.
University of Utah Global Innovation Forum
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Celebrating Electrical and Computer Engineering's 5th Anniversary with the U Asia Campus!
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, September 25, 2025 – Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Songdo, Korea.
Research Tours: Community & Global Health
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. Fall 2025 First Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 26, 2025.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Trista Emmer, Graduate School Presentation
Electrical & Computer Engineering
(TIME and Location TBD).
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 29, 2025.
Celebration of Women in Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Who is invited: Everyone! students, faculty and staff who celebrate and encourage women in engineering
About the event: Network with University of Utah engineering alumni, learn more about their careers and journeys. Lunch will be served. Thank you to Chevron for supporting this event!
Sign up Here: https://forms.gle/qPjNPsC4GSPRzMNT7.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Research Tours: College of Health Research Center
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. Grad Seminar: Fabia Farin Athena
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Emerging Materials and Devices for Energy-Efficient Nanoelectronics"
The rapid rise of data-intensive workloads, driven by artificial intelligence, is exposing the limits of conventional computing hardware. The memory wall bottleneck demands a shift toward new hardware architectures designed to minimize costly data movement. Athena will present advances at the intersection of materials science and device engineering that address this challenge. Athena will discuss adaptive oxide-based resistive memories for in-memory computing, detailing how novel MAX-phase electrodes achieve record-low off-state currents and how an in-situ recovery method enables robust transfer learning on analog AI accelerators. Complementary back-end-of-line technologies can advance scalability. Together, these
results highlight a practical and scalable path toward vertically integrated, energy-efficient electronics.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
2025 BuildiNG Futures Invitation-Only Event
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Northrup Grumman is seeking students interested in summer 2026 internships
and entry level positions based in Utah, in the following fields:
• Aerospace Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Systems Engineering
Registration Deadline is Sept. 12, 2025.
https://ngc.eightfold.ai/events/candidate/landing?plannedEventId=q2VvLZ9XY.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 2, 2025 – Friday, October 3, 2025.
ECE Social Hour
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Fall 2025 First Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 3, 2025.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Ritesh Kumar
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Fall 2025: Fall Break (Oct 4 - Oct 12)
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, October 4, 2025 – Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Fall Break
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 6, 2025 – Saturday, October 11, 2025.
Fall 2025 Second Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 13, 2025.
Grad Seminar: EH Yang
Electrical & Computer Engineering
2D Magnetic TMDs for Spintronics and Quantum Sensing.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:15 PM – 3:55 PM.
Research Tours: Cancer Research Labs (dry and wet)
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: HCI Cancer Hospital - Huntsman (HCH). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. ECE GSAC Town Hall Meeting
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pizza will be provided. Card Reader will be available for attendance tracking.
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM.
ECE Social Hour
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Fall 2025 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 17, 2025.
Fall 2025 Second Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 17, 2025.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Erika Pliner
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Grad Seminar: Taylor Webb
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Neuromodulation using Ultrasound to Treat Various Neurological Diseases".
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM.
ECE Social Hour sponsored by Draper Labs
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Card Reader will be available for attendance tracking.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 24, 2025.
GREW Workshop: Preparing for Conferences
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Faculty Meeting
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Research Tours: Science Computing and Imaging Institute
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Elvira Pirondini
Biomedical Engineering
BIOENGINEERING ELEVATED TALK
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, POTENTIATION OF CORTICO-SPINAL AND CORTICO-BULBAR OUTPUT TO RESTORE MOTOR FUNCTIONS, Dr. Elvira Pirondini, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
In person in SMBB 2650!
Lesions of the cortico-spinal tract (CST) and cortico-bulbar tract (CBT), resulting from stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), brain tumors, or neurodegenerative disorders, disrupt communication between the cortex and lower motor centers, leading to significant functional deficits in face, upper, or lower limb muscles. However, in most cases, the damage to the descending axons is incomplete offering a potential target for new therapies aimed at improving volitional muscle activation. In my talk, I will first present findings demonstrating how targeted stimulation of the motor thalamus can facilitate activation of surviving CST and CBT fibers thereby…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 31, 2025, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Spring 2026 - Registration dates begin
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Research Tours: Wearable Robotics
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. Fall 2025 Second Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 7, 2025.
Research Tours: Digital Matters
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit ugs.formstack.com. Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Pat Boyle
Biomedical Engineering
BIOENGINEERING ELEVATED TALK
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Systems Simulation and Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Physiology: What’s New? Dr. Pat Boyle, Associate of Bioengineering, University of Washington
In person in SMBB 2650!
The Cardiac Systems Simulation (CardSS) Lab in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle develops and applies new computational frameworks that help decipher mechanisms of heart disease and explore new frontiers of clinical treatment. In this lecture, CardSS Lab PI Dr. Pat Boyle will present a series of case studies on recent applications of this work. Topics will include: prediction of stroke risk and arrhythmia recurrence in patients afflicted with atrial fibrotic remodeling; understanding mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia following cell injection to remuscularize infarcted hearts; and assessing risk of future cardiovascular complications from heterogeneous clinical data using convolutional…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
BME Graduate Committee Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Campus Wide Event: No.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Faculty Meeting
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Spring 2026 - Open enrollment
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 24, 2025.
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break (Nov 27 - Nov 30)
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Sunday, November 30, 2025.
University Closure Day: Thanksgiving Break
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 28, 2025.
Fall 2025 Second Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 28, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Fall 2025 Second Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 4, 2025.
ECE Social Hour
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Reading day
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 5, 2025.
Demo Day
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 5, 2025.
Fall 2025 Full Term - Final exam period (Dec 8 - Dec 12)
Academic Deadlines
For more info: https://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/index.php#exams.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, December 8, 2025 – Friday, December 12, 2025.
ECE Social Hour
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11:30 AM – 2:15 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Holiday: Holiday Recess (Dec 13 - Jan 4)
Academic Deadlines
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026.